The Recourse to Authenticity and Négritude in Zaïre

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ID4754417
AuthorsKenneth Lee Adelman
Year1975
Volume13
Issue1
Pages134-139
Publication date1975-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022278x00025465
OpenAlexW2117938143
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited4

Chad should follow a genuine policy of authenticity and should unite behind this national movement for its cultural and social revolution.'1This suggestion was not made by President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaïre, the founder and chief proponent of authenticity, but by President Mouammar El Kadhafi of Libya in an address to the party leaders of Chad. It illustrates the increasing influence of authenticity as a guiding ideology in Africa, and perhaps in other continents as well. Not only are a number of nations using the phrase, but they are taking steps to make it a reality. Before describing these measures, let us examine the recourse to authenticity and compare it to its predecessor,négritude

Environmental ethics · Ideology · Linguistics · Phrase · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · History · Law · Philosophy

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